C. J. CHERRYH — FORTY THOUSAND IN GEHENNA — Doubleday (1984)

Description: C. J. CHERRYHFORTY THOUSANDIN GEHENNADoubleday (1984) 1st book club edition (#1881) CONDITION: VERY GOOD book with GOOD dust jacket, small pencil markings on front flyleaf. First printing has gutter code "O22" [verified] on page 315. Cover by Ron Walotsky. Commentaries on line: "Set in the same future as the Hugo-winning Downbelow Station, but fully self-contained, this is a story on the classic theme of human understanding of the alien. . . . Once again, Cherryh proves herself a consistently thoughtful and entertaining writer".--Publishers Weekly. It’s official: after reading three of her books, C.J. Cherryh has quickly become one of my all-time favorite authors. She writes fearlessly and confidently, infusing her novels with incredibly complex and wonderfully compelling questions and ideas. This novel, of the three I’ve read so far, recalled the work of Ursula K. Le Guin, with a similar depth in her approach to inventing and bringing to life a truly alien species and culture. Cherryh departs from the standard colonization trope by making Forty Thousand in Gehenna not so much a linear novel, but almost short stories in various times as we quickly jump from the founding of the colony to investigate events separated by decades; hence, while there are characters, we encounter new ones in each snapshot of events. Forty Thousand in Gehenna is an absolutely fantastic work of science fiction. In every sense of the word. I should have figured out more of the tone from the title. You don't name a vacation palace Gehenna. And this book confirmed me in the idea that "officer" is an insult.Also, never EVER kill a lizard on an alien planet. Just don't do it. What a fascinating, wild ride this was. ______________________ {I'll always combine shipping costs and refund any excess shipping charges for multiple-copy book orders.}For all "buy it now" items, please use ADD TO CART if you plan to order more than one item at the same time.______________ WOW! I wrote a book!!! — Come on! Take a look!! ———Just go here:http://www.ebay.com/itm/CTHULHU'S-COUSINS-and-Other-Weirdnesses-W-Paul-Ganley-Wildside-Press-2016-/255154711891?hash=item3ace43fc32 ___________________________________________________________Want to look at my other fantasy & mystery offerings (including Brian Lumley first editions)? CLICK HERE(and if you like what you see there, why not bookmark it for future visits!)

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